Quote -  Hell a lot of times I tell people that ask me about this stuff that if you want to get into it, sign up for a class at your local college so you can save yourself hundreds of dollars when it comes to buying software.

That's what I did when I took a screenwriting course at my local community college. Then I just used my registration to order and pay for the Academic edition of Movie magic Screenwriter. (As far as I know, there's no difference between MMS Academic or Commercial except the price.  Screenwriting is also the main reason i got involved with Poser in the first place.